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    Parachilna Gorge

    Free CampsitesFlinders Ranges and Outback, South Australia Australia 🇦🇺

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    Parachilna Gorge

    Free CampsitesFlinders Ranges and Outback, South Australia Australia 🇦🇺

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    Parachilna Gorge

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    10 Reviews

    🇦🇺
    Anonymous
    Dec 31, 2024
    Positive

    Nice tranquil little spot. No phone reception and no toilets, which is fine if you come prepared. We entered from Parachilna and there are rubbish and recycling bins provided along the way. Didn't realise it was the start of the Heysen trail which was fun to find out! We saw some cute little goats climbing up the steep mountains; and the cicada sounds made such a lovely atmosphere. Lots of tiny flys that love to hang around your face so come prepared with a net of some sort (:

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    Anonymous
    Nov 5, 2023
    Positive

    We stopped at Hensley Rest Area and spent a beautiful night here. Super quiet and the sky was awesome! There’s a big water tank you can use like a sink, tables and an explanation of what aboriginal people did in this place 😍 🐶it’s dog friendly 🚐 the road is all gravel with rocks but we managed to do it with our Mitsubishi express without issues. Just slow down and enjoy this beautiful way

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    Anonymous
    May 12, 2021
    Positive

    If coming from Blinman, ignore rest area on RHS with bins. Continue for another km or so and you will be spoilt for choice! Lovely gorge and plenty of camp spots. Road is very corrugated but we took our time and managed with mobile home with no problems.

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    Anonymous
    May 10, 2021
    Positive

    Fantastic. So many places to stop and camp, give yourself enough light to drive up and down the road alongside the wide alluvial flats and scout out where you want to set up. There’s plenty of terraces up off the river channel proper where there shade.

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    Anonymous
    Dec 10, 2020
    Positive

    Nice spot in the middle of the gorge. Not many shady spots but it’s beautiful. Water tank but no bins. 10000000 flies and very windy but so quiet! Had a great night. The gravel road from Blinman to Parachilna is not too bad.

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    Anonymous
    Oct 27, 2020
    Positive

    Park your vehicle and take the Heysen trail along the river it's a couple of hours each way. Then at night watch the sunset

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    Anonymous
    Oct 11, 2020
    Positive

    Fantastic spot. Stayed 5 nights. Could have stayed longer. Blinman has a wonderful bakery and great mine tour. You can camp in many spots along the gorge, not just here. It was great to walk the beginning of the Heyson Trail too. NEVER camp in a creek bed in the Flinders. It flooded while we were there and we saw why. Great to watch it raise and fall.

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    Anonymous
    Oct 10, 2020
    Positive

    Great place to spend at least one night. There’s plenty of places to camp for several kilometers along the banks of the river. There was a lot of rain for several days before we arrived, and there was water still over the road, which had been closed for a few days.

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    Anonymous
    Mar 7, 2020
    Positive

    This was a great free spot to stay at for the night. Right off the road but was very quiet for us. Beautiful sunrise in the morning also.

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    Anonymous
    Oct 16, 2019
    Positive

    Excellent place for one night! We camped 800 meters before in front of a parallel poster. This place is 11 km from the route entering a dirt road, use my Mazda 323 (Auto) handles slowly and you arrive safe ... It is good for a tent!

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